Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant
Hybrid – X3 days onsite at our Hook office, RG27 9UY
Full Time, Permanent   
Band 4 / £40,000 - £50,000 (dependent on experience)

Join Serco’s Finance Transformation and help build the engine of growth

Serco is transforming Finance to support its future growth, creating a UK-led Global Finance Services (GFS) Hub at the heart of the organisation. This hub is designed to be a true engine of growth - delivering accurate, timely and well-controlled financial information while driving standardisation, efficiency and continuous improvement across the business.

As part of this transformation, we’re building a new generation of Finance talent and are recruiting multiple Financial Accountants to join the GFS Hub in a high-growth, development-focused role.

The role

As a Financial Accountant, you’ll support the end-to-end Record-to-Report (R2R) process, helping to deliver accurate and timely financial results across Serco’s UK Division. You’ll work within the GFS A2R Hub, recording financial transactions from a range of sources including automated reports, contract operational data and manual accounting adjustments.

This is an entry-level role designed for graduates or early-career accountants who are curious, proactive and excited by change. You’ll work closely with Finance Managers, Senior Financial Accountants and offshore teams, gaining exposure to different Finance processes, contracts and stakeholders - with clear opportunities to learn, grow and progress.

We are hiring Financial Accountants across the following areas:

• Procured Services
• Employee Costs
• Intercompany & Recharges
• Revenue & Billing
• Technical – Revenue Recognition (IFRS 15)

While each role has a different focus, all sit within the same Finance Hub and offer strong development pathways.

As part of this you’ll:

• Support delivery of the month-end close across allocated cost and revenue streams
• Execute standardised accounting processes accurately and on time
• Support customer and stakeholder reporting activities
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations and investigation of reconciling items
• Help resolve aged balance sheet items in collaboration with Finance Business partners and operational teams
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation
• Work closely with Finance Managers and Finance Business Partners to ensure strong documentation, controls and consistency

What you’ll need to do the role:

We’re looking for people with the right mindset and personality, who:

• Are graduates or aspiring accountants (ACA, ACCA, ACMA or equivalent)
• Are curious, proactive and keen to learn
• Enjoy working with others and building relationships
• Are comfortable in a changing environment and open to new ideas
• Have a continuous improvement mindset and ask “how can we do this better?”
• Demonstrate integrity, diligence and a strong work ethic

Experience is helpful, but attitude and potential matter most.

Why Serco:

Serco offers the opportunity to be part of a high-profile Finance transformation from the ground up, where you can build strong core Finance skills in a supportive and well-structured environment. You’ll gain exposure across multiple Finance specialisms, developing breadth and depth of experience, while benefiting from clear development pathways and genuine progression opportunities across the wider Serco organisation.

What we offer:

• Flexible working considered
• Pension – 6%
• Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
• Serco discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
• A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Simply Health Cash Plans, and more.
• A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco.
• A safe and supportive culture.

Appointments are subject to the outcome of ongoing organisational consultation.

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About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.